figure of fun

figure of fun

A person who is ridiculed or not taken seriously. Jesse became tired of being treated like a figure of fun so he changed his demeanor to be taken more seriously. Right, like that figure of fun will be able to get a whole department to listen to him. Your students don't do their homework because they see you as a figure of fun.

See also: figure, fun, of

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figure of fun

a person who is considered ridiculous.

1990 Richard Critchfield Among the British [Reagan] was the first American leader in my lifetime who was widely regarded over here as a figure of fun.

See also: figure, fun, of

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a figure of ˈfun

somebody who is often laughed at by other people: As a young man he was admired, but as an old man he became a figure of fun.

See also: figure, fun, of

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